Authors:
Gert-Jan Stads, Abir Abul Khoudoud, Raed Badwan, and Michael Rahija
Year:
2014
Publisher
International Food Policy Research Institute and Lebanon Agricultural Research Institute.
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Agricultural R&D spending in Lebanon increased by more than half during 2009–2012, following years of low investment stemming from political conflict and its aftermath.
The number of agricultural researchers employed at Lebanon’s two largest agricultural research agencies, LARI and LU’s Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, grew substantially during 2009–2012.
Women account for roughly half of all agricultural researchers in Lebanon, representing one of the highest shares among Arab nations. Notably, three of the four deans of Lebanon’s agricultural faculties are female.